Bilderback v. Clark

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces of Sarah E. Wilkins, deceased, to recover property belonging to her estate, from her adopted daughter, Dollie E. Woods, and from grantees of Dollie E. Woods and others. The plaintiffs were defeated, and, together with certain defendants interested with them, appeal.

Sarah E. Wilkins, a widow and childless, desired to adopt Dollie, the fourteen-year-old daughter of her brother, John Bilderback. A conversation relating to the subject occurred at the home of John Bilderback on Sunday,…